Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
- Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. is a notable academic center and "the only academic center in the United States focusing essentially on the Arab world." [http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center.cfm]
Funding
The Center is generously funded by private donors and with gifts from Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Libya. [Mideast Gifts to U.S. Schools Pose Questions of Influence, by Gene I. Maeroff, New York Times, May 23, 1978] [Jewish groups keep watchful eye as schools receive Saudi donations, by Chanan Tigay, JTA, December 15, 2005 [http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=16118&intcategoryid=5] ] [Saudis's Multi-Million Dollar PR Machine, by Erick Stakelbeck, CBNNews.com, March 10, 2008] [Saudi Giving at the Heart of a Great Debate Over Middle East Studies, by Matt Korade, Congressional Quarterly, April 11, 2008 [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=hsnews-000002702514] ]
References
External links
* [http://ccas.georgetown.edu Center for Contemporary Arab Studies]
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